Woody Cain
Morning NewscasterWoody is a Charlotte native who came to WFAE from the world of NASCAR where he was host of NASCAR Today for MRN Radio as well as a pit reporter, turn announcer and host of the NASCAR Live pre race show for Cup Series races. Before that, he was a news anchor at WBT radio in Charlotte, a traffic reporter, editor of The Charlotte Observer’s University City Magazine, News/Sports Director at WEGO-AM in Concord and a Swiss Army knife in local cable television. His first job after graduating from Appalachian State University was news reporter at The Daily Independent in Kannapolis. Along the way he’s covered everything from murder trials and a national political convention to high school sports and minor league baseball.
Woody and his wife, Sandy, live in Concord with their dog, Mini.
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A small earthquake shook parts of central South Carolina on Thursday, with hundreds of people reporting the tremor in Lexington County.The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred shortly before 12:30 p.m. Thursday. It registered at magnitude 3.0 and was centered near Lake Murray. Reports of the shaking came from as far away as Columbia.
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The Charlotte Hornets cruised past the Chicago Bulls 131-99 on Tuesday night, setting a franchise record with their eighth straight road victory. -
In South Carolina, the body of the Rev. Jesse Jackson will lie in state Monday at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia.
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The new express toll lanes along the outer loop of Interstate 485 are scheduled to open this weekend.Before the launch, crews with the North Carolina Department of Transportation say some finishing work remains. Lane closures for striping are planned between Nations Ford Road and Interstate 77 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday.Officials say left lanes near bridges will be closed while the work is underway. -
The Charlotte Hornets returned to the win column Sunday with a 129-112 victory over the Washington Wizards, ending a two-game losing streak. -
South Carolina state employees would receive a 2% across-the-board pay raise under a budget proposal from the House Ways and Means Committee. -
After a win to cap off preseason training, Charlotte FC now turns its attention toward the Major League Soccer regular season which starts this weekend. Head coach Dean Smith said it wasn’t a perfect preseason, but the team came through it mostly healthy. -
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced a judgment Monday against David Jewel Satterfield and his Charlotte-based companies, A1 Towing Solutions and Automobile Recovery and Parking Enforcement, for racially targeting drivers, illegally booting and towing their vehicles, and price gouging.
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The Charlotte Checkers game Sunday was postponed due to roof leaks at Bojangles Coliseum. The game against the Hartford Wolfpack will be made up Monday at noon. All tickets for the originally scheduled Sunday game will be honored. The team says those unable to attend should contact them for an exchange. -
